Obesity among adults, BMI >= 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%) - Sex: both sexes - Age group: 18+ years of age: Lesotho

20.241024% in 2024, the latest year published. Figures for 45 years from 1980 to 2024 are below.

Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Source and method · All countries and regions.

Every year

YearValue (%)
202420.241024
202319.66638
202219.090845
202118.538092
202018.00797
201917.468895
201816.913208
201716.351913
201615.804215
201515.284678
201414.789352
201314.316623
201213.8658
201113.446113
201013.067012
200912.724096
200812.404587
200712.10066
200611.813393
200511.507295
200411.170691
200310.831954
200210.494599
200110.161275
20009.832875
19999.510273
19989.195857
19978.8941
19968.616042
19958.3638
19948.124493
19937.894854
19927.6736474
19917.4591613
19907.2529235
19897.054422
19886.8637395
19876.6828227
19866.4918175
19856.3176036
19846.176966
19836.0420866
19825.9166713
19815.8003106
19805.6935525